SARALA BIRLA PUBLIC SCHOOL

Mahilong, Ranchi.
Revision Test-2 (English)[28.1.2020]
Class - XI
I. Read the passage given below: (10)

All of Earth’s oceans share one thing in common: plastic pollution. Discarded plastic bags, cups and
bottles make their way into the sea. Today, it seems no part of the ocean is safe from the plastic trash.
In recent years, oceanographers have searched in vain for pristine marine environment. They have
found plastic everywhere they have looked. “It is a common global problem, we can’t point to a single
habitat or location with no plastic.”
Plastic harms wildlife and introduces dangerous chemical into marine ecosystems- communities of
organisms interacting with their surroundings. Once plastic enters the environment, it lasts a long
time. Scientists are working to prevent plastic pollution from entering the sea.
When people litter , or when trash is not properly disposed of, things like plastic bags, bottles, straws,
foam beverage cups get carried to the sea by winds and waterways. About 80 percent of ocean plastic
originates on land. The rest comes from marine industries such as shipping and fishing.
In 2015, engineer Jenna Jambeck at the University of Georgia and other researchers calculated that at
least 8 million tons of plastic trash is swept into the ocean from coasts every year. That’s the
equivalent of a full garbage truck of plastic being dumped into the sea every minute. If current trends
in plastic production and disposal continue, that figure will double by 2025. A report published by the
World Economic Forum last year predicts that by 2050, ocean plastic will outweigh all the fish in the
sea.
In today’s world, plastic is everywhere . It found in shoes, clothing household items, electronics and
more. There are different types of plastics, but one thing they all have in common is that they’re made
of polymers- large molecules made up of repeating units. Their chemical structure gives them a lot of
advantages: they are cheap and easy to manufacture, lightweight, water-resistant, durable, and can be
moulded into nearly any shape.
Unfortunately, some of the properties that made plastics great for consumer goods also make them a
problem pollutant. Plastic’s durability comes in part from the fact that unlike paper or wood, it doesn’t
biodegrade, or break down naturally. Instead it just fragments, or breaks into pieces over time. These
tiny pieces, known as microplastic, can potentially stick around for hundreds or perhaps even
thousands of years.
Another problem with plastics is the other chemicals they contain they contain, like dyes and flame
retardants. When plastic isn’t disposed of properly, these additives end up in the environment. Plastic
also tend to absorb harmful chemicals from its its surrounding. “It’s like a sponge for persistent organic
pollutants.”
These longlasting, toxic substances include pesticides and industrial chemicals. If plastic absorbs the
 chemical, and marine organism eats the plastic, they may be exposed to higher concentration of these
contaminants.
A. On the basis of your understanding of the above passage, answer each of the questions given
below by choosing the most appropriate option. (1x2=2)
1. All Earth’s oceans share one thing in common:
a. Plastic Pollution
b. Air Pollution
c. Noise Pollution
d. Soil Pollution
2. In which year did Jenna Jambeck and other researchers calculate that at least 8 million tons of
plastic trash is swept into ocean every year?
a. 2018
b. 2015
c. 2005
d. 2010
B. Answer the following g questions : (2x4=8)
1. How does the plastic waste enter the oceans?
2. How is it true to say that plastic plastic is everywhere in today’s world?
3. Which property of plastic makes it a problem pollutant?
4. Which chemicals does plastic contain? What happens if it isn’t disposed properly?
SECTION B: WRITING AND GRAMMAR

II. Write a debate in 120-150 words on the topic “Obesity: A disease”. You may write in favour or against
the motion. You are Sanjeev Tripathi. (8)
III. You have recently started a coaching centre for school going children. Draft an advertisement to be
published in a local daily, giving all relevant details. Do not exceed 50 words. (4)
IV. Transform the following sentences from Active to Passive voice. (2)
a. Harry ate six shrimps at dinner.
b. I will clean the house every Saturday.
V. Rearrange the following words and phrases into meaningful sentences. (2)
a. Sports/ building/ physical strength/ necessary/ are/ for
b. They/ sportsmanship/ cooperation/ include/ and
SECTION C: LITERATURE
VI. Answer the following questions in 30-40 words. (5x2=10)
a. How do you come to know that the author’s grandmother was a religious person?
b. What does the word ‘Cardboard’ mean in the poem ‘The photograph’?
c. ‘Have you come back’? said the woman. “What does this statement assert?
d. Why did the narrator of the story want to forget the address?
e. Why did the two boys return the horse?
VII. Answer the given question in !00-120 words. (4)
‘The address’ is a story of human predicament that follows war. Comment